Her son, named as Umar Akhalwaya, was taken to hospital with severe injuries but could not be revived and died a short time later.

The car stopped at the scene and a 39-year-old man, the driver of the vehicle, is assisting police with enquiries.

West Midlands Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a toddler has died, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry.

Family are "distraught"

Stoney Stanton Road was closed for several hours while emergency services attended the scene and investigators probed the circumstances of the crash.

Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from the force’s Collision Investigation Unit, said: “Some witnesses have come forward and I am grateful to everyone who has spoken to us.

"There was a large number of people at the scene and if anyone witnessed the collision and hasn’t yet spoken to us I would urge them to make contact.

“I would ask people at this stage not to speculate on what happened and to consider the further distress this may cause the family. They need our combined support to help them through this dreadful time.

“Specialist family liaison officers are with the family who are understandably distraught; they are being kept fully updated.”